Miniature rose plant named ‘KORpot094’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, herein referred to by its cultivar name, ‘KORpot094’, is provided which forms abundantly on a substantially continuous basis attractive, light pink colored blossoms. Attractive vigorous vegetative is formed, which contrasts beautifully with the blossoms. The growth habit is upright. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

Botanical/commercial classification:

Latin name: Rosa hybrida.

Varietal denomination: ‘KORpot094’.

The new variety of Rosa hybrida Miniature Rose Plant of the present invention was discovered in a cultivated area as a branch mutation of the variety ‘KORpot064’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 29,042) in March, 2019 at Surry, British Columbia, Canada.

It was found that the new variety of rose plant of the present invention possesses the following combination of characteristics:

-   -   (a) displays attractive, light pink colored blossoms,     -   (b) exhibits an upright growth habit, and     -   (c) forms vigorous vegetation.

The new variety well meets the needs of the horticultural industry. It can be grown to advantage as ornamentation in parks, gardens, public areas, and in residential settings. Accordingly, the plant is particularly well suited for growing in the landscape.

The new variety of the present invention can readily be distinguished from its ancestors. More specifically, the ‘KORpot064’ variety (i.e., the parent) displays darker pink colored blossoms and less petals compared to the new variety. Moreover, the new variety can be readily distinguished from other similar non-parental varieties. For example, the ‘KORcarill’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,716) displays darker pink colored flowers and a lower petal count compared to the new variety.

The new variety has been found to undergo asexual propagation in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada by a number of routes, such as vegetative cuttings. Asexual propagation techniques in Canada, such as vegetative cuttings, have shown that the characteristics of the new variety are homogeneous, stable, and strictly transmissible by such asexual propagation from one generation to another. Accordingly, the new variety undergoes asexual propagation in a true-to-type manner.

The new variety has been named ‘KORpot094’.

The first offer for sale of the new variety was in the Spring of 2019.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photograph shows, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this character, a typical specimen of the new variety. The illustrated rose plant of the new variety was approximately six weeks of age and was observed at Surrey, British Columbia, Canada while growing indoors on its own roots in a 4 inch container.

FIG. 1—illustrates a specimen of a plant displaying floral buds and flowers at varying points of opening.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The chart used in the identification of colors is that of The Royal Horticultural Society (R.H.S. Colour Chart, 2015 edition). The terminology which precedes reference to the chart has been added to indicate the corresponding color in more common terms. The description is based on the observation of a six week old specimen of the new variety, observed during April, while growing in a 4 inch container on its own roots in a greenhouse in Cochranville, Pa.

-   Commercial classification: Miniature Rose Plant. -   Plant:     -   -   Habit.—Upright.         -   Height.—Approximately 15.0 cm on average.         -   Width.—Approximately 12.0 cm on average. -   Branches:     -   -   Stem color.—Commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Length.—Main stems: approximately 15.0 cm on average. —             secondary stems: approximately 9.0 cm on average.         -   Texture.—Glabrous.         -   Thorns.—Young thorns: moderate amount; color is commonly             near Orange Group 26C; length is approximately 5.0 mm on             average; and width is approximately 2.0 mm on average at             point of attachment. -   Foliage:     -   -   Young foliage color.—Upper surface: commonly near Green             Group 143A with indistinguishable venation. — under surface:             commonly a blend of near Yellow-Green Group 146B and             Greyed-Orange Group 176C with venation near Yellow-Green             Group 146C.         -   Old foliage color.—Upper surface: commonly near Green Group             139A with indistinguishable venation. — under surface:             commonly near Green Group 139B with venation near Green             Group 139C.         -   Petiole.—Upper surface: texture is smooth; color is commonly             near Green Group 137A. — under surface: texture is mostly             smooth with sparse prickles; color is commonly near Green             Group 137B.         -   Rachis.—Color: upper surface is commonly near Green Group             137A, under surface is commonly near Green Group 137B.         -   Stipules.—Length: approximately 7.0 mm on average. — width:             approximately 4.0 mm on average. — margin: entire to erose.             — color: upper surface is commonly near Green Group 137A,             under surface is commonly near Green Group 137B.         -   5-leaflet leaf.—Length: approximately 8.0 cm on average. —             width: approximately 6.0 cm on average.         -   Leaf margin.—Serrate.         -   Glossiness of upper side of leaf.—Semi-glossy. -   Leaflets:     -   -   Number of leaflets.—3, 5, and 7.         -   Shape.—Ovate; apex is acute; and base is rounded.         -   Arrangement.—Odd-pinnate.         -   Venation pattern.—Reticulate.         -   Texture.—Upper and under surfaces is smooth.         -   Terminal leaflet.—Length: approximately 4.0 cm on average. —             width: approximately 2.0 cm on average.         -   Lower leaflet.—Length: approximately 2.3 cm on average. —             width: approximately 1.5 cm on average. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Number of flowers.—Generally about 7 blooms open on average             on a plant at once.         -   Number of blooms per stem.—Typically 1-3 blooms per stem on             average.         -   Peduncle.—Length: approximately 3.5 cm on average. —             diameter: approximately 3.0 mm on average. — surface             texture: glabrous. — strength: strong. — color: commonly             near Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Sepals.—Number: commonly 5. — length: approximately 2.5 cm             on average. — width: approximately 1.0 cm on average. —             margin: entire with occasional extensions on two or three             sepals measuring approximately 7.0 mm in length on average             and 2.0 mm in width on average. — upper surface color and             texture: commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A; covered in             short pubescence. — under surface color and texture:             commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A; puberulent. — shape:             lanceolate. — apex: acute to aristate. — base: truncate or             flat as it joins the receptacle.         -   Bud.—Shape: globular. — length: approximately 2.0 cm on             average. — width: approximately 2.0 cm on average. — color             when opening: commonly near Red-Purple Group 65B.         -   Flower.—Diameter: approximately 4.5 cm on average. — height:             approximately 2.5 cm on average. — duration: flower is on             the plant approximately 20-24 days. — form: double, cuplike.             — profile: flat. — number of petals under normal conditions:             approximately 136 petals on average. — shape of the petal:             overall: broadly obovate. apex rounded to cuspidate. base:             rounded to cuneate. — petal length: inner petals are             approximately 1.0 cm on average; outer petals are             approximately 2.5 cm on average. — petal width: inner petals             are approximately 8.0 mm on average; outer petals are             approximately 2.0 cm on average. — petal margin: entire. —             petal drop: average. — fragrance: very light sweet             fragrance. — petal color when first and fully open: upper             surface: commonly near Red-Purple Group 65B with basal spot             of near White Group 155B. under surface: commonly near             Red-Purple Group 65C with basal spot of near White Group             155B. — petal color when fading: upper and under surfaces:             commonly near White Group N155C. — petal texture: upper and             lower surfaces are glabrous. — petaloids: typically 10 per             flower; color of upper and under surfaces is commonly near             Red-Purple Group 65B with basal spot of near Yellow Group             4D; length is approximately 5.0 mm on average; width is             approximately 3.0 mm on average; texture is smooth; margin             is variable, entire to erose; shape is rounded and mostly             curving inward; apex is round; base is cuneate.         -   Receptacle.—Color commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A. —             diameter: approximately 8.0 mm on average. — surface             texture: smooth. — shape: urn shaped.         -   Stamen.—Number is approximately 50 on average. — anthers:             number is approximately 50 on average; color is commonly             near Yellow-Orange Group 15C; length is approximately 1.5 mm             on average; and shape is oval. — filaments: length is             approximately 1.5 mm on average and color is commonly near             Yellow Group 10B.         -   Pistils.—Arrangement is separate and free; number is             approximately 120 on average. — styles: length is             approximately 5.0 mm on average; color is commonly near             Yellow Group 5B at the base and transitioning to near Red             Group 45D at the apex. — stigmas: diameter is typically less             than 1.0 mm; color is commonly near Yellow Group 13B; shape             is fan shaped.         -   Pollen.—None observed.         -   Hips.—None observed. -   Development:     -   -   Vegetation.—Dark green, vigorous and strong.         -   Blooming.—Abundant and continuous.         -   Hardiness.—Unknown.         -   Resistance to disease.—Good resistance to Botrytis (Botrytis             cinera) disease under normal greenhouse growing conditions             in Cochranville, Pa.

Plants of the ‘KORpot094’ variety have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotypic expression may vary somewhat with changes in light intensity and duration, cultural practices, and other environmental conditions. 

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Miniature Rose Plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays attractive, light pink colored blossoms, (b) exhibits an upright growth habit, and (c) forms vigorous vegetation; substantially as herein shown and described. 